Local servicesHospitalBaylor Scott and White Medical Center - Sunnyvale3.9 miPost officeSeagoville Post Office3.2 miTown hallBalch Springs City Hall1.9 miPoliceBalch Springs Police Department3.2 miFire stationMesquite Fire Department Station 71.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 elementary, 3 middle, 2 highMiddleWoolley Middle Schoolright hereElementaryAchziger Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighHorn High Schoolunder a mileCollegeDallas College Pleasant Grove Center7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDallas Love Field DAL19 miInterstateI-202.1 miUS highwayUS 804.3 miAmtrakEddie Bernice Johnson Union Sta DAL15 miLight railBUCKNER STATIONDallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)7.5 miCoachDowntown Dallas / Deep EllumFlixBus14 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 19 min6:18 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 0 min7:24 am – 5:24 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 97°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 58°F, lows 36°F41 in of rain a year, on about 52 dayswettest month OctoberSnow is rare106 days above 90°F, 40 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ferris station, 15 mi away; snow from Terrell
Nearby landmarksLucas Lakelake · under a mileLawrence Lakelake · 3.2 miSoil Conservation Service Site 11b Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miSoil Conservation Service Site 11d Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miDallas College Pleasant Grove Centercollege · 7.3 miDallas Institute of Funeral Servicecollege · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRorie - Galloway Day Camppark · under a mile · 112 acresClay Mathis Greenbelt Parkpark · under a mileDesoto Ranch Parkstate park · 18.8 miLavon Recreation Arearecreation area · 23.0 mi · 37,671 acresCedar Hill State Parkstate park · 25.8 mi · 1,891 acresJoe Pool Recreation Arearecreation area · 25.9 mi · 15,286 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 7 May 201536 mi away, near Venus, TexasMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 1 May 202439 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighDallas County, TX, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Very HighHeat wave Very HighCold wave Very HighTornado Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality41% of days had good air in 2025148 of 365 days measured206 moderate, 10 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 304main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dallas County monitors, TX
Drinking waterCity of Mesquiteserves 152,020 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation437 ft133 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
